Storia

Northern Antiquities, or, an Historical Account of the Manners, Customs, Religion and Laws, Maritime Expeditions and Discoveries, Language and Literature of the Ancient Scandinavians

Paul Henri Mallet, [trans. by Bishop Percy], [ed. by I.A. Blackwell], [add. by Sir Walter Scott] · 1847 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1847. Cloth. Bohn's revised and enlarged edition of Mallet's classic work on pre-modern Scandinavian culture and history, including additional insights and translations of Norse sagas. Bohn's revised edition of Northern Antiquities, or, an...

Longmans&Apos; New Atlas Political and Physical

Geo. G. Chisholm · 1889 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London; New York, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1889. Cloth. A copy of this very scarce and heavily illustrated atlas, with colour and folding maps. A very scarce atlas, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Heavily illustrated, with a large colour folding map slotted int...

Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 1810-1860

Captain R.H. Gronow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. The complete two volume set of the autobiography of an eccentric and very popular dandy, considered among the best pistol shots of his day. Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of The Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 18...

Shropshire. The Wytheford Estate Near Shrewsbury and Wellington for Sale by Auction in Lots June 13th, 1922

1922 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Messrs. Herbert Reeves & Co.; Messrs. Parsons, Clark & Bodin, 1922. Cloth. A rare illustrated catalogue detailing the agricultural properties comprising the Wytheford Estate, with photographs and a large folding map. A unique record of Shropshire history, being an auct...

The Green Horse in Ladysmith

Lieut.-Colonel St. John Gore. · 1901 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A privately printed first edition of Gore"s Boer War account of the 5th Dragoon Guards at Ladysmith, written from direct experience, illustrated with plates and a folding map. In the publisher's original ...

Gossiping Guide to Wales: North Wales and Aberystwyth

Askew Roberts, Edward Woodall · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Simpkin Marshall, 1921. Leather. A revised and illustrated edition of the charming handbook to Welsh gossip, bound in lovely half calf. A revised and illustrated edition of the Gossiping Guide to Wales: North Wales and Aberystwyth, written by Welsh antiquarians Askew R...

5 Vols the Zincali: Or, an Account of the Gypsies of Spain; the Romany Rye: A Sequel to "Lavengro. "; Romano Lavo-LIL: Word-Book of the Romany, or, English Gypsy Language.

George Borrow · 1841 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Murray, 1841-1874 . Cloth. An interesting five-volume set of works on Romany life and language by George Borrow, from the first edition Zincali to the later Romano Lavo-Lil. In the publisher's original blue cloth bindings.  Each volume retaining the half-titl...

The Pilgrim Fathers

W. H. Bartlett · 1854 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. 1854. Leather. A smart full-morocco edition of this highly illustrated historical travel work on the founding of New England from popular British artist William Henry Bartlett. Second edition, revised.In blue full-morocco binding.With a lovely...

Royal Windsor

William Hepworth Dixon · 1879 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.60 | $455.87 | ¥72,805)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers , 1879-1880. Leather. A finely bound study of Windsor Castle by notable English historian William Hepworth Dixon. From the library of the great grandson of Andrews Pears (of Pears soap fame). Volume I and Volume II fourth edition. Volume ...

Principles of Egyptian Art Ancient Egyptian Jewellery Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries

Heinrich Schafer; Emma Brunner-Traut [ed.]; John Baines [trans.]; Alix Wilkinson; A. Lucas; J. R. Harris · 1974 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Oxford; London, Clarendon Press; Methuen & Co Ltd; Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, 1974; 1971; 1962. Cloth. A collection of insightful archaeological titles on the material culture of the Ancient Egyptians, illustrated, and in dust wrappers. A smart collection of works on the ...

Chalkous, for Everyday Dealings: The Unknown World of Bronze Coins; Words and Coins: From Ancient Greece to Byzantium

Vasiliki Penna; Alexandra Doumas [trans.]; Charles Mela · 2006 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Gent; Athens, MER Paper Kunsthalle; Welfare Foundation for Social and Cultural Affairs; Benaki Museum, 2006-2012. First edition. Hardback. A two volume set of profusely illustrated exhibition catalogues on ancient coins held at the Benaki Museum. A two volume set.In the publis...

Death, Women and the Sun

Lucy Goodison · 1989 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Institute of Classical Studies, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Profusely illustrated first edition of this historical thesis on symbols of regeneration in early Aegean religions. First edition.In publisher's original soft covers.Profusely illustrated with 366 fig...

The Diary of a Dead Officer: Being the Posthumous Papers of Arthur Graeme West

Arthur Graeme West · 1918 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Allen & Unwin, [1918]. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the reflections of a fallen soldier of the Western Front, including his own poems to the rear, in the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of The Diary of a Dead Officer: Being the P...

Alamein to Zem Zem

Keith Douglas [int. by Lawrence Durrell] eds. by John Waller, G.S. Fraser, J.C. Hall] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Faber and Faber, 1966. Cloth. A charming early edition of a wry memoir from a war poet considered to be a great loss to literature, with an introduction by novelist Lawrence Durrell. A charming early edition of Alamein to Zem Zem, a wry memoir from the Western Desert C...

The Redemption of Egypt

W. Basil Worsfold · 1899 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, George Allen, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this copiously illustrated physical, social, and political account of Egypt in the late nineteenth century. The first edition.In the original decorative brown cloth binding.Illustrated with a colo...

In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria

Henry M. Stanley · 1890 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

New York , Charles Scribner's Sons , 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Henry M. Stanley's account of his successful, but damning Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Copiously illustrated throughout. First US edition. Complete in two volumes. In the publis...

The Pound Sterling: A History of English Money

A.E. Feavearyear · 1931 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1931. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of the first comprehensive history into English money and the Bank of England, stretching from the Medieval era through its height in the Victorian era. The uncommon first edition of The Pound Sterling: A History...

Collected Works of Henry Hallam the Constitutional History of England, Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries and View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages

Henry Hallam · 1857 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Murray, 1857-1860. Leather. A collection of Henry Hallam's three major historical works. Consisting of the complete three volumes of his Constitutional History of England and A View of The State of Europe During The Middle Ages as well as four volumes of his ...

Acta Regia or an Account of the Treaties, Letters and Instruments between the Monarchs of England and Foreign Powers

Paul de Rapin; Thomas Rymer · 1727 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, J Darby, A Bettesworth et al. 1727. Leather. An historical work on the monarchs of England. Volumes I-III of this work, lacking volume IV. With ten plates to volume I, four plates to volume II and five plates to volume III. 'Between the Monarchs of England and For...

The Elizabethan Deliverance

Sir Arthur Bryant · 1980 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A narrative history of Elizabeth I's reign by Arthur Bryant. First edition. Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant (18 February 1899 – 22 January 1985), was a British historian and a columnist for the Illustrated London News. In a clo...